Student Responsibilities

It is the student’s responsibility to be on time, be prepared, and participate fully in all supervised practice experiences, classes, and events.

 The student should have a positive attitude, that is, be prepared and eager to learn what the curriculum prescribes – even when the value of the experiences may not be immediately evident to the student.  The student should be internally motivated, that is, be interested in learning because they want to become excellent practitioners, team members, and professional leaders. Grades and other extrinsic reward are less important than what the student learns.

It is the student’s responsibility to communicate regularly and appropriately with preceptors and others so that expectations, arrangements, responsibilities etc. are understood and agreed upon.

 The student should be open to new information, ideas, experiences, approaches, ways of accomplishing things, and opportunities – even when these seem to be or are in conflict with the student’s personal beliefs and prior experiences.  Students should be willing to approach each new situation with the same openness and eagerness that they had at the beginning of their supervised practice experience.  The student should remember that preceptors, wonderful as they are, are not mind- readers.

It is the student’s responsibility to plan carefully and thoroughly as their preceptor asks them to do. It is also the student’s responsibility to follow through with all supervised practice plans and to prepare for the unexpected.

 The student should be organized and willing to assume responsibility for their own learning.  Students should be flexible and willing and able to adapt appropriately as situations change and circumstances warrant.  Students should remember that providing patient/client care and/or high-quality food and nutrition services should be their preceptor’s priority.

It is the student’s responsibility to learn when to ask for guidance and when to be appropriately self-directed.

 Students should learn when to ask others questions and when to search for the answers themselves.  Students should be able and willing to build upon their prior learning.  Students should be able to integrate new information and concepts with those that they learned previously. (Preceptors do not have the time nor should they be expected to teach or re-teach theory that students should have mastered previously.)

It is the student’s responsibility to maintain an appropriate perspective and stay focused on learning and the tasks at hand.

 Students should manage their personal lives so that they can take full advantage of the experiences the program and their preceptors are providing for them.  Students should expect that completing a supervised practice experience will be time- consuming and challenging. Without challenge and stretching, there will not be growth. It is the student’s responsibility to look for connections -between theory and practice -to what is already known and understood -between and among the new things being learned -between the training environment and future roles

 Students should expect to spend time in reflection and self-assessment.  Students should be patient – with patients, clients, employees, preceptors, and themselves. Learning and the development of professional skills takes time, effort, practice, and patience.  Students should understand that not everyone is ‘great’ at everything. They should expect their assessments from you will generally reflect the fact that there is room for them to improve.  Students should understand that they are expected to develop and demonstrate entry- level competence for all of the CADE competencies. If they are not able to so in the time allotted, they should be prepared to devote additional time and energy in these areas.

It is the student’s responsibility to take care of him or herself.

They should:

 Eat well  Exercise  Get enough rest  Manage their stress

It is the student’s responsibility to be organized, respectful, and appreciative.

 Student behaviors should reflect their recognition that many are doing extra tasks and giving generously of the time, energy, and talents so that students can be in this facility, having these learning experiences.  Students should not take their supervised practice program or the guidance of their preceptors for granted or make unwarranted assumptions.